2016届高考英语二轮复习专题基础训练：11 细节理解题
<p> 细节理解题</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2015·成都七中高三零诊)</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1879,<span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Prof">Prof</span>.<span word="James">James</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quotations">quotations</span>(引文)<span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="task">task</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>,<span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.<span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="responded">responded</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Chester">Chester</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span>.<span word="Dr">Dr</span>.<span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Surgeon">Surgeon</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="Broadmoor">Broadmoor</span>,<span word="Crowthorne">Crowthorne</span>,<span word="Berkshire">Berkshire</span>”,50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>.</p><p> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quotations">quotations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="contributors">contributors</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="invitations">invitations</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1897,<span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Crowthorne">Crowthorne</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>-<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Broadmoor">Broadmoor</span> <span word="Asylum">Asylum</span>(精神病院) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminally">criminally</span> <span word="insane">insane</span>.</p><p> <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>,<span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>.<span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>,<span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="submissions">submissions</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>,<span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span>.</p>
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